Success Stories
Agrupacion Petrolera
FleetMetriks Announces Integration with Agrupetrol to provide service to Copama Fleet in Panama
MIAMI – August 15, 2022 – FleetMetriks, a fleet management solutions provider based in Miami Florida with operations in multiple countries, is pleased to announce its integration with Agrupetrol; a provider of electronic fueling solutions for companies of all sizes. Thanks to this integration Copama, the biggest commercial vehicle distributor in Panama, can now easily manage, visualize and control fuel efficiency and expenses throughout their entire fleet.
FleetMetriks provide access to fleet operators via Pegasus IoT Cloud insightful dashboards that help companies of all sizes make informed decisions for their daily fleet operations. Dashboards are a powerful tool for fleet managers looking to make sense of the data generated by their fleet in all aspects that are relevant to them. Some examples besides fuel consumption are driver behavior, engine telematics, and safety monitoring.
Agrupación Petrolera (Agrupetrol) – with more than 7 years of experience in the market, was created out of the need of supplying fuel to local companies and projects within the city as well as remote sites that needed to fuel up their machinery, tanks, and based energy stations.
Copama Panamá –can now manage its fueling activities directly through FleetMetriks’ dashboard module. This centralized interactive interface allows fleet operators to keep track of important information such as fuel consumption, fuel expenses, and traveled distances and pair it with additional fleet management reports.
Agrupetrol wanted to provide their customers with automation and digital solutions to avoid manual record-keeping from old systems that are inefficient and create clutter and confusion in their operations since the digitalization of the information creates better vision, control, and accuracy for fleet operations. This was achieved by integrating their data with FleetMetriks’ powerful dashboard engine.
This is yet another integration that FleetMetriks has worked on closely with Agrupetrol in order to bring more value and efficiency to the already robust fleet management solutions portfolio.
Modesto Hernandez, General Manager for FleetMetriks Panama commented, “We are happy to bring a new solution for our customers by integrating Agrupetrol’s unique solution into our interactive fuel dashboards.”
Noly Henriquez, Director of Agrupetrol added “We always wanted to provide our customers with an easy and seamless way to associate the fuel data with the data generated by their fleet. The FleetMetriks solutions now allows us to do exactly that.”
Carga Transistmica
INDUSTRY:
Cargo Transportation
TYPE OF VEHICLES:
Trucks & Vans
WEBSITE:
www.cargatransistmica.com
Carga Transistmica Improves Temperature Monitoring with FleetMetriks
Carga Transístmica, based in Panama, is a company with over 26 years of expertise in handling, storing, and transporting cargo across Central America.
The Challenge
Carga Transístmica faced several challenges, including the need for temperature probes certified by an accredited laboratory. They also required a reliable, multi-operator tracking system for their operations in Central America. Additionally, they aimed to monitor the temperature of their trucks and vans in real-time, even when the units were stationary with the ignition off. Efficient control of total fuel consumption, both during travel and idle periods, was another crucial aspect. Lastly, they sought dynamic data analysis reports for informed decision-making and cost savings.
The Solution
FleetMetriks provided a comprehensive solution, addressing each challenge:
Temperature
- Certified and calibrated temperature probes.
- Telemetry for real-time monitoring.
- Control over door openings.
- ThermoKing ignition control.
Tracking & Monitoring
The Results
The FleetMetriks implementation resulted in significant positive outcomes for Carga Transístmica:
- Reliable Temperature Tracking
- Certified Temperature Probes
- Anti-Idling Policy
- Temperature Alerts
- Real Fuel Consumption Control
Reliable Temperature Tracking: The FleetMetriks system ensured not only real-time tracking but also reliable monitoring of temperature for Carga Transístmica’s fleet. This capability was crucial for a cargo company operating in various climates and environments, allowing them to maintain the integrity of their transported goods.
Certified Temperature Probes: All temperature probes implemented by FleetMetriks were not just accurate but also certified and calibrated by an internationally accredited laboratory. This certification provided Carga Transístmica with the assurance of precision and compliance with industry standards, enhancing the reliability of their temperature monitoring.
Anti-Idling Policy: The adoption of an anti-idling policy, facilitated by FleetMetriks, resulted in a significant reduction in fuel consumption costs. By efficiently managing idle times and engine run durations, Carga Transístmica could achieve notable savings in fuel expenses, contributing to both cost-effectiveness and environmental sustainability.
Temperature Alerts: Immediate alerts for any deviations in temperature within established tolerance ranges were a critical feature. This capability enabled Carga Transístmica to proactively address potential issues, preventing damage to sensitive cargo and ensuring that transported goods remained in optimal condition throughout the journey.
Real Fuel Consumption Control: FleetMetriks provided Carga Transístmica with a robust system for monitoring and controlling actual fuel consumption. This detailed insight into fuel usage allowed for informed decision-making, enabling the company to identify areas for further optimization and cost reduction in their overall fuel expenditure.
Conclusion
Carga Transístmica’s success story exemplifies the transformative impact of FleetMetriks in optimizing operations, enhancing efficiency, and achieving substantial cost savings. We take pride in contributing to their success!
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Copama
Copama Panama controls its fleet’s fuel with the solution offered by the FleetMetriks’ platform and their integration with BSmart/Piusi
Copama is a forklift, lifting equipment, pumps, power plants, transfer boards, commercial and industrial cleaning equipment distributor, and COPAMA RENTAL, specializes in forklift and construction equipment rental and has a tire sales department in Panama.
BSmart is a fuel dispense management platform developed by PIUSI, which allows its users to have information on filling, consumption, deviations, and reports on each.
PIUSI also manufactures electronic fuel dispensers that communicate with the BSmart platform, which allows data and fleet fuel transaction management visualization.
FleetMetriks is DCT’s telematics solution for the management of all types of fleets focused on reducing costs, streamlining processes, and reducing road risk. This is done through real-time telematics and integration with multiple sensors that allow the generation of information dashboards, automation, and scheduled reports.
Copama was in need of a way to control its fleet’s fuel supply. This was achieved by implementing electronic dispensers manufactured by PIUSI, which, through the BSmart platform, provide consumption reports produced directly from the dispenser. However, there were still some variables that needed to be measured in order to have a clearer picture of the fleet’s general condition.
Thanks to the BSmart fuel management system integration, developed by DCT through the new “BSmart Fuel Analytics” module, Copama can not only get visualization of the data generated by the fuel dispensers, but it can also have the relationship of consumption and cost with the trips made by the vehicles in your fleet, resulting in a precise analysis of consumption, costs, distances, dead times and hours of operation in a fast and friendly way.
After implementing this new integration, Copama is able to measure fuel consumption and view fleet usage markers; this provides clearer visibility into the variables and driving habits that directly affect consumption and how they can be modified to make fuel management more efficient and to reduce overall costs.
The information dashboard allows Copama to make adjustments to its operation and make decisions quickly based on the data displayed. Quick access to this data eliminates guesswork, exposing potential loss points that were previously unidentifiable by reading spreadsheet reports with hundreds of lines of information.
Efficiency Panel
The efficiency panel allows Copama to see the efficiency of each vehicle in the fleet, displayed in km/gal and gl/hr. This allows them to easily recognize which vehicles lose efficiency due to idling and which are the most efficient vehicles in the field.
Time and Distance Panel
The time and distance panel helps identify the distance traveled by a vehicle and the number of hours the engine was on to determine which vehicles cover the greatest distance in the least amount of time.
Cost and Consumption Panel
The table above indicates the fuel consumption of each vehicle and the cost associated with it. It can be compared with the table of efficiencies and distances to make adjustments in logistics. If a vehicle is not very efficient, we can make sure that it is not the one that travels the longest distance to generate fuel savings.
The new module is a fantastic addition to the growing suite of tools that DCT makes available to its customers. It helps improve their processes and eliminate costs and inefficiencies inherent in fleet management.
EPA
INDUSTRY:
Food Distribution
TYPE OF VEHICLES:
Delivery trucks
WEBSITE:
https://epa.com.pa/
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How Real-Time Monitoring and Alerts Optimized EPA’s Fleet Management Operations
Empresa Panameña de Alimentos is a leader in processed foods in Panama. Established in 2012, it holds renowned brands like Café Durán, Pascual, La Suprema y Super Fry. Through its business units (cookies, candies, snacks, coffees, teas, pasta, oils, margarine, and some distributed brands), EPA is currently one of the largest food companies in Panama.
It is represented by leading, known and loved brands that make part of the everyday lives of consumers, all backed by trusted products upheld to the highest standards of quality.
The Challenge
Pascual Enterprises (Empresas Pascual), was looking to improve its operations regarding management and control of its fleet, which prompted extensive market research to find a system that would allow them to fulfill their objectives by generating actionable data and comprehensive fleet KPIs for different áreas like logistics, distribution, and monitoring, as well as other relevant data that would improve and optimize their fleet resources.
To this day, Pascual Enterprises (Empresas Pascual) has a fleet of 71 vehicles, comprised of Tractors, trailers, trucks, and sedans. Up to 2022, the company only had 22 vehicles of their fleet equipped with a basic GPS system, but it was not enough to fulfill their needs since they also needed a robust system that would allow them to better manage their fleet, and increase the accuracy of the generated data, as well as the quality of their reports.
The Solution
FleetMetriks provided EPA with a tailor-made solution that included GPS tracking devices installed on each delivery truck, a web-based dashboard, and a mobile app for easy access. With this comprehensive solution, EPA was able to monitor their fleet in real-time and receive alerts for any events critical to its operations. This allowed them to take immediate action and prevent any potential issues from escalating.
“Thanks to FleetMetriks’ technology, our logistics department can now visualize in real time each of the vehicles that distribute the larger part of shipping activities, collecting reliable and useful data to help us improve our operations.”
Ricardo Garibaldo
EPA Director of Logistics
The Results
After implementing the fleet management solutions from FleetMetirks, operations management has significantly improved thanks to the availability of useful KPIs that have allowed improvements in processes and more efficient use of resources. EPA has been able to develop an integral information and fleet management system allowing it to measure new parameters such as:
- fuel efficiency
- total fuel consumption
- idle fuel consumption
- engine and idle hours
- fuel level
- GPS performance
- engine parameters
- driver behavior
All the mentioned performance indicators were analyzed for more than a 6 month period and have been duly verified during route transit and the accuracy and reliability of the data has been certified.
Estrella Azul
Estrella Azul Improves Deliveries by Monitoring Temperatures in Real-Time with FleetMetriks
Estrella Azul, is a leader in the production, commercialization, and distribution of dairy products in Panama for 66 years.
The Challenge
The company faced a major challenge in keeping its refrigerated food products at optimal temperatures during transport. They were using traditional methods of monitoring temperature, such as manual checks and relying on the driver to report any issues. However, they realized that this was not a reliable or efficient way to ensure the safety and quality of their products.
The Solution
To solve their problem, Estrella Azul turned to FleetMetriks, due to its specialization in GPS devices with temperature sensors for food transportation. After installing FleetMetriks’ devices on their fleet of vehicles, they were able to monitor the temperature in real-time and make adjustments as needed. The devices also provided alerts for any deviations from the desired temperature range, allowing them to take immediate action to prevent spoilage or damage.
The Results
The results were impressive. Estrella Azul’s food products arrived at their destinations in perfect condition, with no loss of quality or freshness. The company’s customers were impressed with the quality of the products and the company’s commitment to safety and quality. The GPS devices also helped Estrella Azul improve its logistics and fleet management by allowing them to make more efficient use of its resources thus reducing costs.
As an unexpected result, Estrella Azul has been able to detect some manipulation and anomalies within their fleet. This is thanks to FleetMetriks’ automated alerts, which they were not able to spot before the implementation. This has increased the safety of the fleet and the quality and reliability of the data.
Estrella Azul has been able to improve its business by focusing on growth and keeping up its high standards. They are one of the leading food transportation companies in the region because they have used the latest technology and innovations to improve its operations.
The Conclusion
In conclusion, Estrella Azul’s success story serves as an inspiration to other food transportation companies looking to improve their operations and provide the best quality products to their customers. By investing in GPS devices with temperature sensors from FleetMetriks, they were able to overcome their major challenges and achieve success.
Estrella Azul’s previous system was not only inefficient but also unreliable. They had no way of knowing if the delivery truck drivers were delivering on time or if the temperature inside the vehicle was optimal for transporting perishables. This resulted in a lot of wasted time and money for Estrella Azul as well as unsatisfied customers who received damaged products.
However, once they invested in FleetMetriks’ temperature monitoring devices, all these issues were resolved and Estrella Azul was able to focus on what really matters: delivering high-quality products on time!
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